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Valley View staff press board to settle contract as union warns of strike over schedule, pay and insurance
Summary
At a Sept. 8 Valley View School Board meeting, teachers, paraprofessionals, security and students pressed the board over stalled contract talks and a district proposal to add 20 minutes to the high school day; the teachers’ council said members authorized strike action if no agreement is reached.
Valley View educators, support staff and students told the school board on Sept. 8 that stalled contract negotiations and a district proposal to add 20 minutes to the high school day prompted widespread anger and a union vote authorizing possible strike action. The meeting at the Valley View School District drew dozens of speakers and repeated calls for the board to return to the bargaining table.
Union leaders and dozens of classroom teachers said the district’s proposal to shift high school start times earlier — the board has discussed a 7:10 a.m. start that would add 20 minutes to the day — would increase teacher workload, reduce instructional time per class and harm extracurriculars. "If there's a strike, it's because of you, the board, not because of our educators," parent and teacher advocate Hannah Hernandez said.
The Valley View Council (the local teachers’ council) told the board it had secured authorization from its membership to call a strike…
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